Resilient mount for automobile wheels



May 31, 1938. v. T. PALMER RESILIENT MOUNT FOR AUTOMOBILE WHEELS Filed Oct. 5. 1936 INVENTCR Patented May 31, 1938-- UNITED STATES RESIIJENT MOUNT FOR AUTOMOBILE WHEELS Verne T. Palmer, Tuscarora, N. Y.

Application October -5,

2 Claims.

The object of this invention is to provide a. mount for the wheels of an automobile that will make them more resilient for the purpose of absorbing shocks, so that the shocks will not be communicated to the frame of the car.

These and other objects of the invention will be illustrated in the drawing, described in thespeciflcation, and pointed out in the claims at the end thereof.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the front wheel and a portion of the frame, viewed from the inside, the front axle being shown in section.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of a rear wheel and a portion of the frame of the car, viewed from the inside, the axle and its housingbeing shown in section.

Figure 3 is a vertical section through the supporting spring and parts associated therewith, the section being taken on the-line 3 :c3:r of Figure 1.

Figure 4 shows a verti al section through the supporting spring and the parts associated therewith, the supporting spring being supplemented by a reinforcing spring.

Figure 5 is a top plan view of the auxiliary frame that is supported from the'front axle.

Figure 6 is a top plan view of the auxiliary frame that is supported from the housing of the rear axle.

In the drawing like reference numerals indicate like parts.

In the drawing reference numeral 1 indicates one of the side bars or channel members of the reach frame of the car. 2 indicates an auxiliary frame which extends under the front axle 3, from which it is supported by the U-bolts 4, 4- and plate 40.. On this frame is provided aseat 5; on which rests a helical spring 6 under compression. a flanged cap I. This cap is threaded on the outside with a male thread 8. Over this cap I is provided a cap 9 having a female thread thereinthat engages with the male thread on the cap 8. The cap 9 is adjustable on the cap 8. On top of the cap 9 rests the channel shaped member of the frame of the car.

The forward end of the auxiliary frame 2 is pivotally connected at Hi to the forward end of the main frame l. The frame 2 is hung from the front axle 3 by the U-bolts 4, 4 and plate 4a.

Two U-bolts are provided, one on each side of the member 2 of the auxiliary frame. The rear end ll of the auxiliary frame, as shown .in Fig-' ure 1, is connected by a helical spring I2 under The upper end of this spring supports 1936, Serial No. 103,982

tension to an eye-bolt I3 provided at a suitable point on the member I.

' When the front wheel hits an obstruction, the springs 6 and I2 act to take up all or nearly all ofthe shock, so that the shock is not communi- 5 cated to the frame of the car or to its passengers.

As shown in Figure 2, the forward end of the auxiliary frame 2 is pivotally connected at M to a lug l5 fastened to the frame I at some point 7 forward of the axle housing. The frame 2 is supported from the housing It of the rear axle by U-bolts 4, and the rear end of the frame 2 is connected by a helical tension spring 18 to the rear end of the frame. 1.

- A plate I9 is provided resting on the frame 2. 15 This plate has two arms Ha, Ha. engaging over the axle housing between the U-bolts. Resting on a seat provided in the plate i9 is provided a helical compression spring 20; which is interposed between the auxiliary frame and the main 20 frame. The springs 6 and-20', which are under compression, give somewhat and the springs 12 and I8, which are under tension, give to some extent so thatthe shock communicated to the wheel and its. axle .ineach case is not communi- 2 cated directly to the frame of the car and the shock that is communicated to theframe and passengers in the car is therefore much'lessened.

Each auxiliary frame 2 has a side 'arm 2a-that is fastened either to the axle or the axle housing 30 by U-bolts 4, 4' and a-plate 4a; By this side arm each auxiliary frame is held in proper relation to the axle which supports it. As shown in Figure 4, an juxiliary spring to is provided inside of the main spring 6. This 35 auxiliary spring helps to'take the load and absorb the shock if it is exceptionally violent.

It will also be seen that while the bolt making the connection at H) is cylindrical, it works in anovalslot 25 in the frame L the long which slot is vertical, orup and down. This permits the auxiliary frame vat the front to give up and down with reference to the main frame,

and the give can-be on either side of the car independent of the other side.

I claim:

1. In a mount for a wheel of an automobile, the'combination of a main frame, a rigid auxiliary frame pivoted atone end thereof to the main frame, the main frame having an oval slot 50 mils Of 40 I frame at one side of the axle, a tension spring connecting the auxiliary frame to the main frame, a bracket extending laterally from the auxiliary frame and fastened to the axle to prevent tilting of the auxiliary frame sideways relative to the axle, said auxiliary frame being free to rock on its pivoted end as the axleand the main frame move toward and away from each other either in parallel or in non-parallel relation.

2. In a mount for a wheel of an automobile, the combination of a main frame, the main frame having an oval slot therein in which the pivotal connection can rise and fall with the auxiliary framie, an auxiliary frame pivoted at one end thereof to the main frame. means connectlng two of the wheels together axially, positive connections between the connecting means and the auxiliary frame, a compression spring interposed between the auxiliary frame and the main frame at one side of the axle, a tension spring connecting the auxiliary frame to the main frame, a bracket extending laterally from the auxiliary frame and fastened to the axle to prevent tilting of the auxiliary frame sideways relative to the axle, said auxiliary frame being free to rock on its pivoted end as the axle and the main frame move toward and away from each other either in parallel or in-non-parallel relation.

VERNE T. PALMER. 

